document.write( "Question 295313: Can you please help me understand this problem?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "xy^-2/3 for x=2 y=8
\n" ); document.write( "2*1/cuberoot8^2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I am lost at this point and it does not make sense to me.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Tina\r
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Can you please help me understand this problem?
\n" ); document.write( "Evaluate:
\n" ); document.write( "xy^-2/3 for x=2 y=8
\n" ); document.write( "Sub 2 for x and 8 for y
\n" ); document.write( "= \"2%2A%288%5E%28-2%2F3%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "2 is the cube root of 8
\n" ); document.write( "= \"2%2A2%5E%28-2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "= \"2%2F2%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "= 2/4
\n" ); document.write( "= 1/2
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